A very informed potential client just mentioned a special gizmo that would reduce the heat of the water from a radiator system to run radiant floor heat from a typical boiler. I’ve done a tiny bit of research just now and found something called a “brazed heat exchanger” which seems to do just that.<\/p>\n
Basically, it’s a thick plate with two (or more) holes in it. The boiler pipe runs through one hole, in contact with the plate, and the radiant floor heat pipe runs through the other. The plate absorbs heat from the water in the boiler pipe and distributes it to the water in the radiant pipe.<\/p>\n
Sounds like it should work, right? Has anyone tried something like this? I’d be curious to hear how they do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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